The film also struggle until Redmayne arrives. Thus, the film sort of forgets to develop one of its major parts. Instead, they just paint him as a mama's boy who goes around saying "mommy" and bringing men/women home while providing voice-over about how much he and his mother discussed his sex life. In essence, the film is far too focused on the incest and not the schizophrenia that is also a culprit in why Antony killed his mother. While this is rewarding sometimes, it can also leave the audience in the dark too much and unaware anything is wrong with him beyond being the garden variety odd guy. Done through voice-over and the epilogue, the film forgets to develop that angle of him and leaves it up to the imagination of viewer. Though Redmayne does it justice, the film seems to forget Antony has schizophrenia until the very end. In its depiction of schizophrenia the film misses the mark. The ground work had been laid due to how odd these two are, which contributed to how odd their relationship was and how open both were. By the end, when they actually sleep with each other, it is entirely believable even if it is still incredibly shocking. Suffering from schizophrenia and an Oedipus complex, Redmayne's Antony is terrific constantly (to an annoying degree) saying "mommy". As these eccentric billionaires, both are incredibly believable. In this film, it almost sounds like somebody else is talking for Redmayne and he is nervously looking around to see who is talking. Neither wear their hearts on their sleeves, opting for a far more reserved demeanor that feeds into their method speaking. Both are incredibly cold, chilling, and distant. A deeply twisted character, Moore nails the role, as does Eddie Redmayne. Shocking, scandalous, and oddly horrifying, Savage Grace is not a perfect film, but it is an incredibly unique psychological drama blended with character study. Moving frequently around Europe, separating from her husband, Antony beginning to explore his homosexuality, and Barbara trying to turn him straight by having sex with her son (yep), the film culminates with the real life murder of Barbara by Antony. Based on the true story of Barbara Baekeland (Julianne Moore) and her son Antony (Eddie Redmayne), the film details their life beginning with the birth of Antony. It strikes me as though that would be quite awkward. It also likely ranks as one of the worst films one could watch with their parents. Savage Grace, in spite of being listed as a drama, is a film that plays akin to a psychological thriller.